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Jeremy Bentham’s Skeleton

“Jeremy Bentham, a British philosopher who died in 1832, left his entire estate to the London Hospital provided that his body be allowed to preside over its board meetings. His skeleton was clothed and fitted with a wax mask of his face. It was present at the meeting for 92 years.” [http://www.berro.com/entertainment/general_interesting_facts.htm]

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The First Death By Parachute

“Robert Cocking was the first person to die in a parachuting accident, after a parachute of his own design (pictured) failed during a test at Vauxhall Gardens in 1837.”

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Franz Kafka

“The writer Franz Kafka wrote in German although he was a Czech born in Prague. He lived almost all of his life in Prague. He died at the age of 41 from Tuberculosis. Kafka asked his friend Max Brod to destroy all of his writings after his death, but Brod ignored this request.” [source]

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The Sick Child

“Norwegian painter Edvard Munch immortalized the loss of his sister Sophie, who died of tuberculosis, in his painting “The Sick Child”.” [source]

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The Great Molasses Flood

“In January 1919, a giant flood of molasses outraced people and horses, devastated Boston, Massachusetts, and killed 21 people.” [source] from flickr

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The First Plane Crash Fatality

“L. Thomas Selfridge was the first person killed in a plane crash, when a plane he was a passenger in crashed. The pilot was Orville Wright.” [source]

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Sleep and Mortality

“Men and women who sleep 6 hours or less per 24 hour period or 8 hours and more per 8 hour period are at an increased risk for mortality. 7 hours per 24 hour period was the best solution to decreasing mortality hazards.” [source]

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Orange Skin

“If you eat too many carrots your skin can actually turn orange and in one rare case, can kill you.” [source]

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